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SHOW OASE. No. 255,686. Patented Mar. 28,1882.'

UNITED STATES aTnNT renace.

GEORGE W. SIMONS AND JOHN F. SIMONS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PA.

sHw-CASE.

t SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters :PatentV No. 255,686,dated'March 2,8, 1882.

Application filed January 13, 1882. (No model.)

' To all whom it 'may concern Beit known that we, GEORGE iN. SIMONS andJOHN F. SIMONs, citizens of the United States, residing in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, have invented certain 4Improvemcntsin Show-Gases, of whichthe following is a specification.

Our in ventionconsists of a show-case, con structed in the peculiarmanner l'ully described hereinafter, for the safekeeping 'ot' canes orumbrellas, and for the exhibition of the valuable heads and handles ot'the samewithout permitting them to be roughly used and deteriorated byfrequent handling.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is an exterior view of ourimproved show-case for canes and umbrellas; Fig. 2, a vertical srctionofthe same; and Fig. 3, a sectional plan on the line 1 2, Fig. l.

The body A of the show-case, which may be made of wood, metal, or otherappropriate -material, is preferably ot' cylindrical form, and issecured to a base, B, mounted on legs a, which are provided withcasters, so that the case can be readily moved about in a store anddeposited for the night in a safe place. The upper surface of the baseis arranged in steps b b b2, and the perforated top D ofthe body is'inthe present instance coneshaped, so that when a series of `canes havebeen passed through the openings in the top D the central cane will bethe highest, those supported by the step b' lower, and so on, thehandles of all thc canes being thus properly exposed to View above thetop D. y

To'the upper edge, d, of the bodyof `the case is secured a glazed frame,G, which is preferably of the same form as the body, so as to be acontinuation of the same. This glazed frame consists in the presentinstance of a ring, e,

and any appropriate number of vertical ribs j' and screw-rods L, one rodadjoining each rib and serving to bind the frame to the upper edge, d,ofthe body A, the glass being in the: present instance in theform ofthree segments,

vstore without fear of the purloining of one or more of the canes.

If desired, panes of glass may be tted to the body of the case. so thatthe stems of the canes may be inspected.

When the case is intended for the reception and exhibition of umbrellasthe openings in the top or partition D should be somewhat larger indiameter than those shown in the drawings.

We claim as our inventionl l. The combination, in a show-case, of thebody A, constructed for the reception of canes or umbrellas, withvtheglazed frame G, surmounting the same, and with a perforated par-Itition, D, all substantially as described.

2. The combination of the body A, having steps b b on its base, and aperforated conical top, D, with the glazed frame G, substantially asspecified.

3. The combination of the body A, adapted for the reception of canes orumbrellas, with the glazed frame G, surmounting the body and having aglazed lid, H, as speeied.

4. The combination of the body A with the glazed frame comprising thering e.,'ribsf,

GEO. W. SIMONS. JOHN F. SIMONS.

Witnesses:

HARRY DRURY, HARRY SMITH.

